The Cottage Kitchen​The Cottage Kitchen (CK) started in 1981 as a low-cost cafe providing a haven and a listening ear for people in need. It soon became famous for heart-warming soups, Devonshire teas and homemade pasties. The shop front has been a base for many activities. It became a place to share friendship and skills such as cooking basic meals, serving on tables & various crafts. Many from the local and wider community have contributed to its life.

The Uniting Church in Australia (SA Synod) owns The CK building. The CK is managed by a committee, responsible for the overall running of the centre.

Our AimsTo welcome all;To actively find and work with local people;To make real friendships and grow together;To be a place where people can stop and talk about daily things;To be a safe place where people are not left behind in the rush.

Ways to be a CK friendCome and join in!Offer and receive friendship!Help with planning!Share ideas and time!

People Promoting Mental Health (PPMH)Fridays from 11.30 am until 3.00 pm at The Cottage Kitchen, 160 St. Vincent Street in Port Adelaide.PPMH aims to provide a friendly, safe and welcoming place. It provides an opportunity for people interested in positive health development through meaningful shared activity. We make and share lunch. People work together to plan activities and support each other, gain volunteer skills and learn and share ideas and skills.

Vision of PPMHTo create opportunities for people promoting mental health to be learning new skills, gaining confidence as part of the community in a supportive environment and encouraging commitment and reliability through volunteering.

Healthy living groupFridays 10.45 am – 11.30 amA group that shares information about healthy eating and exercise. We encourage each other to live healthy lifestyles and set goals in a supportive environment. We invite guest speakers to talk about health topics. Topics are chosen by members of the group.

Food with FriendsThursdays fortnightly.Each fortnight we have a healthy meal together at The Cottage Kitchen.Food with Friends is more like sharing a good family meal, than going to a shop or a cafe.We help each other to prepare the meal, eat it, enjoy good conversation, and then clean up afterwoods.

3.00 pm - 5.30 pm Learning and sharing meal preparation skills and new recipes.5.30 pm – 7.00 pm Healthy low cost meal ($5.00/$8.00 donation) and social timeThis is a community program aimed to support participants · to contribute and learn and refresh skills · to gain confidence as part of the community · to learn and build on volunteer skills · to learn and practice food preparation skills so that people can be more confident preparing meals at home · offer and build friendship · to do things together

CopyrightAll text and images in this website are Copyright The Cottage Kitchen 2014 and the individual creators.

DisclaimerThe views expressed are solely those of the writers. They do not necessarily reflect those of the Uniting Church in Australia.

Website ModerationThis website has been moderated in line with objectives of The Cottage Kitchen and the UCA social media policy found on http://sa.uca.org.au

AcknowledgementsThe Cottage Kitchen is supported by Port Adelaide Uniting Church http://portadelaide.unitingchurch.org.auWe acknowledge funding from the City of Port Adelaide Enfield for workshops and production costs for this website. Thanks to Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (SA) and Port Adelaide Uniting Church for sponsoring and auspicing the grant application.We want to thank Peter Lindon and Rosemary Jackson for inspiring us to creatively take photographs and to extend our writing imagination. Thanks Peter for working with us to make the website.Thank you to The Cottage Kitchen for use of facilities and equipment and support from volunteers and participants.

This image used on the front page of this website is a photo of a tile which Jeff created in a project coordinated by artist Helen Stacey at Port Adelaide Uniting Church in 2004.